Museum in Galeria Krakowska

18 September 2017

The Historical Museum of the City of Kraków has leased approx. 1050 sq m of office space available in Galeria Krakowska shopping mall. ECE Projektmanagement Polska, propertymanager of the building, was represented by Savills in the transaction. Shopping center is now fully let. Knight Frank has advised the Museum in choosing the location and negotiating terms of the agreement.

The Museum of the City of Kraków decided to temporarily relocate its office to Galeria Krakowska due to planned refurbishment of the existing headquarters at the Krzysztofory Palace. Administrative and educational facilities of the Museum as well as its library will be moved to Galeria Krakowska. The offices of the Museum in the building will serve entirely administrative purposes and will not be available to visitors.

Savills acted as an exclusive agent responsible for commercialisation of office space in Galeria Krakowska. After signing the lease agreement with the Museum, the office space in the shopping center is fully leased.

"We are delighted we could help ECE in commercialising office space in Galeria Krakowska. The building is primarily a shopping gallery, which is one of the most attractive retail schemes in this region of Poland. Its advantages, such as a very good location and access to a wide range of restaurants, makes it a very appealing office building for tenants" - says Dariusz Karwański, Director in Office Department, Landlord Representation, Savills.

„The Museum of the City of Kraków had a very precise requirements regarding the office. Due to the influence on the image of the Museum, the institution preferred central location, close to the historical hearth of the city. I am happy that we could help the Museum in finding proper location that fulfilled all those expectations” – says Aleksandra Markiewicz, Senior Negotiator at the Office Agency in Knight Frank's Krakow office.

The Historical Museum of the City of Krakow was established in 1899. Initially, its collection was stored at 16 Sienna Street and was not displayed to public At present, the Museum consist of several buildings in different locations, which show the history of Krakow from different perspectives, from the Middle Ages to the present.

Galeria Krakowska is a shopping center with an area of approx. 60,000 sq m GLA, directly connected with the Krakow Main Railway Station and the MDA Bus Station. The Gallery is located within a ten minute walk from the main square of the Old Town. The building has an ease access to Krakow-Balice Airport. It also has the largest car park in the city center of Krakow.